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Paramedic training is over, you’re in the front seat now. Whether day 1 or day 1,000 you can’t shake the fear you’re underprepared. You were taught to systematically decide if A... do B. But what if “A” wasn’t in the book? The truth is each emergency call is too unique to teach the right response to every situation. We need to go beyond algorithmic thinking and understand deeper principles, the WHY behind the algorithm. When every decision counts you want to rely on a framework that will guide you when things don’t make sense. EMS cast is your resource to build that framework. Through discussions with experts, review of evidence-based best practices, and real-world case studies we teach you one step past what you learned in paramedic school. But all of this advanced education is connected back to the guiding principles that answer the question- “at the end of the day, what actually matters to the patient I have in front of me?” Our mission is to elevate your practice and help you improve patient outcomes in every emergency situation. You may not feel ready, you may not feel like you know enough, but by understanding the guiding principles of emergency medicine you can become an expert EMS clinician. Because what you do matters.
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Monday Jan 01, 2024
Monday Jan 01, 2024
Jim Barrick has more than 37 years of experience in Emergency Medical Services and Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (EMS and HEMS). His humble approach makes him a wealth of wisdom for anyone in this career field. As kickoff for 2024 we depart from our normal format of short education topics to long term reflection. If you work in and around EMS and Critical Care Transport, learn from Jim. Take time to listen to those in your world that have years of experience and expertise. Take time to be humble and learn the lessons they pass forward. Many of them have been paid for with hardship. Take time to reflect on your goals as a provider and how you want to better yourself in 2024!
We sat down with Jim in the kitchen of his North Carolina home to learn about his experience with Orange County, North Carolina and Carolina Air Care. Jim was in a group of 5, that were the first Flight Paramedics in the state of North Carolina. They helped pioneer a program that is now a staple of EMS in the State of North Carolina. Carolina Air Care is a division of UNC Health, a part of the University of North Carolina system. They currently provide critical care transport to the entire state of North Carolina. They are affiliated with a level I Trauma Center, Burn Center, and a large multi-specialty educational institution. If it can happen, Jim has seen it.
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